. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. h GEORGE W. 70BK, I DEVOTED EXCJ-USrVELY Editor. i J Weekly, $ a Year. To Bee-Culture. I Sample Free. VOL. XXXII. CHICAGO, ILL, DEC. 21, 1893. NO. DEICEiUBER. Dull skies above, dead leaves below ; And hungry winds that whining go, Like faithful hounds upon the track Of one beloved that comes not back. —ISelected. A Merry Cliristiiias to All the readers of the Bee Journal, is our wish at this happiest season of the year. We hope that everybody may have an enjoyable time, and live to see many returns of the blessed Christmas time. Again we wish


. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. h GEORGE W. 70BK, I DEVOTED EXCJ-USrVELY Editor. i J Weekly, $ a Year. To Bee-Culture. I Sample Free. VOL. XXXII. CHICAGO, ILL, DEC. 21, 1893. NO. DEICEiUBER. Dull skies above, dead leaves below ; And hungry winds that whining go, Like faithful hounds upon the track Of one beloved that comes not back. —ISelected. A Merry Cliristiiias to All the readers of the Bee Journal, is our wish at this happiest season of the year. We hope that everybody may have an enjoyable time, and live to see many returns of the blessed Christmas time. Again we wish you— ' A MERRY CHRISTMAS. 1^" Every scientiiic bee-keeper is an en- thusiast. The wonderful economy of the bee-hive, from its very nature, presents to the thoughtful student, both admiration and delight at every step.—JVewmaii. Mr. <M. B. , of the well-known bee-supply firm of G. B. Lewis Co., is spending the winter in Florida. How nice it would be if all of us in the cold North could pass the winter in Sunny Southland. We are glad that at least a few can enjoy that luxury, which they doubtless fully appreciate. Foul Brood iu a. Bee-Xree.—A bad case of foul brood was discovered in a wild or runaway swarm in a hollow tree in Canada, says the 2IichigaH Farmer. The bees were dead, and other bees were rob- bing the comb, and probably carrying the contagion back to their hives. The dis- coverer plastered up the entrance to the honey so that no more bees could get in there, and expected to cut up the tree for fuel in the winter when no bees are about. It has generally been supposed that such colonies were not troubled with foul brood, and this may explain how it starts in some apiaries when the bees appear to be doing very well. Ui^" So long as the bees are not diseased, and can find no work to do abroad, their winter nap had better be continued.—Dr. jnUer. Coriicol* Syrup—€rliicose Homey —At least one fellow has received a portion of his just des


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